著者

Akihiro YAMANE Yuiti ONO Teruo DOI

出版者

The Mammal Society of Japan

雑誌

Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan (ISSN:09141855)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.19, no.1, pp.9-20, 1994 (Released:2007-12-28)

参考文献数

20

被引用文献数

2

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Home range size and spacing patterns of feral cats (Felis catus) were investigated and data analyzed quantitatively, to clarify the factors affecting their social organization. "Feeding groups" were identified. These consisted of male and female members which used the same garbage site mainly for feeding (Izawa et al. 1982). The spacing patterns of females showed that they defended their feeding sites from use by females of other groups. During each season mean home range size was significantly greater for males than for females. Males expanded their ranges during the females' estrous season when their mean size exceeded the predicted size based purely on metabolic requirements. Furthermore, male home range size (during the estrous season) was correlated directly with the number of females they courted. These results suggest that the mating resource, the number of receptive females, is more important in determining male home range size during the estrous season than is the food resource.

著者

Nozomi Nakanishi Maki Okamura Shinichi Watanabe Masako Izawa Teruo Doi

出版者

日本哺乳類学会

雑誌

Mammal Study (ISSN:13434152)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.30, no.1, pp.1-10, 2005 (Released:2005-07-14)

参考文献数

23

被引用文献数

10

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The seasonal variation in home range size of one male and one female Iriomote Cat Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis was studied by radio-tracking and automatic photography on Iriomote Island, Japan. The study was conducted in the Shirahama area located in the western part of the island. Shirahama provides a small area of suitable lowland habitat (<50 m a.s.l.) for the Iriomote Cat. Two individuals, one male and one female, were confirmed to be resident in this area. The periodical home range size of the male was 1.24 ± 0.41 km2 and that of the female was 1.30 ± 0.54 km2 throughout the year, with no significant difference between them. We compared the results of these observations with those from another area of suitable habitat in Funaura and discussed what factors may affect male home range size. The home range of the male cat in Shirahama was found to be only half the size of that of males in Funaura, though it showed similar seasonal fluctuation. The home ranges of females were similar in the two areas. Our results provide empirical confirmation of the influence of the number and distribution of females on male home range size in a solitary felid.